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So beautiful. The Zelda soundtrack just seems to be made for these kinds of solo piano pieces. Gentle, and peaceful. It's always fun to close my eyes and listen back with headphones, trying to picture the scenes that the piano bring out. Laura: "I think it kind of sounds like the shadows of trees at night when there is a full moon. If such a thing can even have a sound." Yeah, I can see that and it's almost when you first go into the lost woods with the fog and all. Solo piano ReMixes always seem to have those minor recording/volume issues, but when done right, like this one, it's almost unnoticeable. Very cool.
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OCR00058 - Super Star Soldier "Hardcore Densehead"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Awesome. The ReMix comes in like an energetic force and keeps on going throughout the rest of the song. A little old-timey, but it sounds great and I can really see it being used in a game today. Sweet soloing also. Not the best, but it's held up fairly well. -
Victory is OCR's! yay.
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Youtube: First you fuck with SMG, and now OCR? This is war, I tell ya, WAR! I don't have Twitter, but I'll find another way to help or at least spread the word and get others in on this.
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Happy Birthdays all!
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Congrats on making it to Judge, Emunator!
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OCR00054 - Metroid "efsisos featuring Samus Aran"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Slightly dated in some of the sound samples, but damn that arrangement is marvelous! Sets the mood and tone to a tee and I can totally feel where this was going the whole time. Really, only a few minor issues, but as everyone has already said, this is still a classic ReMix. -
OCR00055 - Super Mario Bros. "Jazz Plumber Trio"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
When people say "gems of old OCR", this is without a doubt one of them. I think I found my Jazz groove. 1950's coffeehouse it is! As for the mix, the music flows so smoothly inbetween transitions and the sound is just so natural! I can actually picture this being played in a jazz club (well, this style of jazz club anyway). Very good arrangement and you kept with the style flawlessly. Damn good work. -
OCR00053 - Mega Man "Elec Man YPOI"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
A little dated, but not a bad ReMix. It has a great beat to it and a nice groove throughout. While I would have loved to have heard a bit more adventuring as the mix went on, for what it is, it's good. -
OCR00050 - Space Harrier II "GET READY"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Alright, so this is an okay ReMix and sounds like great backing track tunes. The "Get Ready" bits didn't annoy me as much as it did to everyone else, and the soloing part was nicely done. Not bad. -
OCR00046 - Spy vs. Spy (C64) "Ambient Antiques"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Not bad. It sets up the atmosphere fairly well as the ReMix progresses and has a good beat layered over some decent techno. A bit industrial and mysterious, and one of the better early mixes. Very nice. -
Interesting. It's funny for sure, and the computerized voice was pretty different for what I used to hearing. Also, the music itself was good, which is a no-brainer considering the source. But it seems to me that it has a few kinks in coming together. I liked the idea, but I think those few issues caught up with it in the end.
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OCR00042 - OutRun "Passing Breeze ('97 BIT Offcut Mix)"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Very chill and relaxing, and it doesn’t sound horrible. Unfortunately, that’s all I can really say. It just seems to go on for a while before hitting that groove close to the fourth minute. Not a bad ReMix at all, and I enjoyed it, but it just seems a tad tame and long for me. -
OCR00041 - Gradius "Horizontal Armada"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Sweet, the French Horn and disco backing music works really well here. Kinda heroic while injecting some energy into the ReMix. Not much else I can say, other than this is one of those old tracks that aged very nicely. -
OCR00040 - Star Fox "Clan McCloud"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Not bad at all. I enjoyed the percussion and the military beat used during the majority of the ReMix, although it could stand to be a wee bit heavier. The pacing and arrangement of the song was good and the ending was amazing. Pretty good for an older song. -
Okay, so I actually kinda like this ReMix a bit. The samples are a bit rough and parts of it are just begging to be expanded, but I liked the arrangement and I would really love to see a super polished newer version of this. This is just one of the mixes that makes me wonder what they would sound like if done by todays standards. Nice.
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Halloween 2011: The Night Time is the Right Time.
Crulex replied to Brushfire's topic in General Discussion
The Rock as Fred Flintstone? Nice........I see what he did there. -
Man, that's really touching. It's such a shame that he was so young.
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OCR00037 - Legend of Zelda "Jazzy"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Funny, it almost sounds like a Zelda version of the BGM to one of my Clue games that has this genre. Very catchy, smooth, chill and it seems to be one of those "days of yore" gems. Nicely done with smoothing it back out after letting it take off. Could have been a bit longer, but really no complaints from me. -
Um, no. Sorry, just no. Way too short, way too MIDI, and there is really nothing saving this ReMix other than the fact that it's funny to listen to.
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OCR00034 - Gradius "Perfect Selection"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Nice and catchy, but a wee bit too close to the original. I could almost picture it being from the game itself rather than a ReMix. But it's not bad and it sounds good. For when it was made, this is nicely done. -
I can't unhear the Brentalfloss version whenever I hear the original theme. But this isn't bad at all. This is the kind of ReMix that grows on me and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I liked the scratching bits after the looping laugh, but not so much the laugh. All in all, one of the better early OCR's. Long live the Konami code.
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OCR00029 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World "Sugar High"
Crulex replied to Joe Redifer's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Sugar high is right. This is a bit too happy for me. Though it did have a good arrangement and really perked me up after listening, it's just not my thing. -
OCR02313 - Super Mario RPG "Big Bad Koopa Dubstep"
Crulex replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This ReMix took me quite a few listens before I could form a solid opinion. So let me preface this by saying that I'm not overly fond of Dubstep (don't hate it, just not my favorite sub-genre of electronica) and Mario RPG is one of my favorite games (and it has some of the best songs). So with my biases even, let's see here....I'm only against the drums and a few minor bits (like the whistle from 1:42 to 2:00). But I totally dig this track. Honestly, it's weird, kinda messed up in a good way, and really interesting to listen to. It has plenty of variation, the source tune is clearly represented, doesn't take forever to get to different sections and fans of Dubstep will love this (well, most will. Can't speak for everyone, of course). So yeah, I like it, and I gotta agree with some of the others. Don't let any negative reviews get you down cause you have lots of potential. Nice debut.